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猥褻 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • licentious adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • licentiousness noun The property of being licentious.
  • obscene adjective Offensive to accepted standards of decency, often in a sexual way.
  • obscenity noun Language or behaviour that is offensive to standards of decency.
  • pornography noun Written, visual, or filmed material that explicitly depicts sexual activity, mainly intended to arouse.

Senses

猥褻 is used for these senses in English:

  • licentious Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  • licentiousness The property of being licentious.
  • obscene Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
  • obscenity (countable) Something that is obscene.
  • pornography The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

licentious — full definition

  1. adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
  2. adj Disregarding accepted rules.

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